§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the United Kingdom share of world trade in volume in each of the years 1970 to 1984; and if he will estimate the figure for each quarter from 1 January 1983.
§ Mr. ChannonUnited Kingdom shares based on 1980 prices are as follows:
United Kingdom share of MMC* Exports of Manufactures at 1980 Prices Year Percentages 1970 12.5 1971 12.5 1972 11.6 1973 11.7 1974 11.2 1975 11.4 1976 11.0 1977 11.1 1978 10.4 1979 9.9 1980 9.7 1981 8.8 1982 9.0 1983 8.7 1983† Q1 8.9 Q2 8.6 Q3 8.8 Q4 8.4 1984† Q1 8.5 Q2 ‡8.5 Q3 ‡8.2 * Main manufacturing countries. † Not Seasonally Adjusted. ‡ Estimate.